Chengdu
Musetti downs Basilashvili for Chengdu SF three-peat
Final 12 months’s runner-up now owns most wins (7) at Chinese language ATP 250 occasion
September 21, 2025
Chengdu Open
Lorenzo Musetti is into his third consecutive semi-final on the Chengdu Open.
By ATP Employees
Lorenzo Musetti is hoping that 2025 is the 12 months he lastly will get his arms on the Chengdu Open trophy.
The highest seed delivered an assured show on Sunday night to maneuver previous Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3, 6-3 and attain his third consecutive semi-final on the Chinese language ATP 250 occasion. Musetti, who now owns a file seven wins in Chengdu, will proceed his title quest in opposition to Alexander Shevchenko, who ousted qualifier Taro Daniel 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-2.
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“I knew it was a difficult opponent, I misplaced in opposition to him this 12 months at Wimbledon,” stated Musetti, who levelled his Lexus ATP Head2Head collection with Basilashvili at 2-2. “He’s actually aggressive, so it’s important to keep centered on each level. I felt he was enjoying good tennis, however I managed to remain there, particularly on my serve, and I’m very completely satisfied to be within the semis. I [will be] prepared for the battle.”
Basilashvili asserted himself along with his aggressive recreation, however he was finally unable to deal with Musetti’s consistency and poise, hitting 36 unforced errors to the Italian’s 14. Musetti, who’s 32-13 in 2025 in accordance with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index, is that this week chasing his first title of the season.
Along with his 76-minute quarter-final victory, Musetti jumped forward of Alex de Minaur to seventh within the PIF ATP Reside Race To Turin. The 23-year-old, who’s aiming to make his debut on the Nitto ATP Finals, may transfer to inside 145 factors of sixth-placed Taylor Fritz if he wins the title in Chengdu.
Within the backside half of the draw, Brandon Nakashima defeated Marcos Giron 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(3) in an all-American quarter-final conflict. The 24-year-old got here inside two factors of defeat when serving at 4-5, 40/40, however got here up clutch and raced by a third-set tie-break to advance to his third ATP Tour semi-final of the season.
After runs to the final 4 in Acapulco and Houston, Nakashima faces a Chengdu assembly with Alejandro Tabilo, who continued his run from qualifying to beat Christopher O’Connell 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 and attain his first semi-final since Mallorca final June.
Watch Tabilo overcome O’Connell in three units:
After struggling for type and coping with wrist and belly accidents throughout the primary eight months of 2025, Tabilo has turned his season round on Chinese language soil. He reached the ultimate on the ATP Challenger Tour occasion in Guangzhou final week and has risen 20 spots to No. 92 within the PIF ATP Reside Rankings along with his three main-draw wins in Chengdu.
“I’m simply so completely satisfied proper now, particularly coming from the qualies, it’s an unreal feeling,” stated Tabilo. “I’ve been doing fairly good right here in China. I’ve been loving it right here.”
